Two Individual Titles Set Tone on Day One of B1G Outdoor Championships

IOWA CITY, IA - 2019.05.10 - Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Two Individual Titles Set Tone on Day One of B1G Outdoor Championships

5/10/2019 11:47:00 PM | Track and Field

IOWA CITY, Iowa— Maggie Allen and Adam Coulon took home individual titles on Friday afternoon to lead Indiana Track & Field on day one of the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Winning her first Big Ten title, Allen set the facility in the 10K on her way to clocking a time 33:08.59 and capturing gold. Coulon completed the sweep of the men's pole vault as he now is the indoor and outdoor champion after clearing a height of 5.41m (17' 9"). The height is also an Iowa facility record.

The Hoosiers had their teammate Brock Mammoser's back as he vaulted to a personal best 5.31m to captured silver behind his Indiana teammate Coulon.

Katherine Receveur was able to make the podium as she picked up bronze in the 10K with a college best time of 33:10.90. In a talented men's field, Ben Veatch picked up his second career runner-up honor in the 10K. The sophomore garnered a new personal best in the event with a time of 29:26.29. Bryce Millar picked up eight to podium in the event with a time of 29:52.35.

Teddy Browning, Kenneth Hagen, Kyle Mau, and Joe Murphy claimed finals positions in the men's 1500m. Browning had the third fastest qualifying time of 3:45.06 while teammate Hagen finished three spots behind with the sixth best time of 3:45.60. Mau (3:52.81) and Murphy (3:52.92) picked up the 18^th and 19^th qualifying spots to round out the field of Hoosiers. On the women's Haley Harris led the Indiana squad as she picked up a season best time of 4:20.74 to hit the third qualifying spot. Hamilton was able to claim the third automatic qualifying spot in her heat after clocking a personal best time of 4:22.24. The final Hoosier taking a qualifying spot was Hannah Stoffel who also saw a season best with a time of 4:23.64.

Nycia Ford competed in the women's hammer throw where she saw a fourth place finish after throwing a distance of 62.25m. Princess Brinkley also saw competition in the hammer where she notched a distance of 56.61m (185' 8").

On the men's side, Nick Lane squeezed out a 59.96m (196' 9") to finish in the top-10 in his first outdoor conference meet.

Jeyland Valentin and Jaela Gay concluded their individual collegiate careers in the 400m hurdles and 200m. Valentin competed in the 400m hurdle prelim and notched a time of 1:02.36. Gay participated in the 200m prelims where she saw a time of 25.10. Teammate Megan Grabowski also competed in the 200m as she notched a time of 24.59.

Competing in his first outdoor championship in the cream & crimson, the redshirt freshman sprinted to a college best time of 21.02 in the prelims of the men's 200m.